Throwback MEXICO: Rocco Twyman gets his first Mexico last-place finish in his fifth start at Saugus

Rocco Twyman picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Telcel Mexico Series career in the Season 1 Featherlite Trailers 100 at the Saugus Speedway when his #31 54D Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 5th career series start. 

Twyman was still looking to  make a name for himself in the SCRL, when he became one of twelve drivers to compete in the Mexico Series first ever season. In his debut, Twyman would finish 9th at Phoenix, 9th at Central Park, 11th at the series first ever event on the road course at Willow Springs before finishing 4th in the last round at Peach State.

On race night, Twyman would start 10th while starting in the final spot would be the the #18 Canel's / Scotiabank / HDI Seguros Toyota of Chakat Whitelion. For the third straight race, there would be no caution that would fly, and so with a tight track as it was, Twyman would be knocked back to the final spot by the race's third lap, and it would be a position he would hold for the remainder of the event, finishing a full eleven seconds behind the race leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 11th was the #11 Monster Energy Toyota of Grayson Acevedo, 10th was the aforementioned #18 of Chakat Whitelion, 9th was the #88 Canel's / Scotiabank / HDI Seguros Toyota of Yutaii and 8th was Peach State last-place finisher the #15 Citizen Toyota of Colin Dryburgh.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #31 had finished last in a Mexico series race as well as at Saugus.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
12) #31-Rocco Twyman / 20 laps / running
11) #11-Grayson Acevedo / 20 laps / running
10) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
9) #88-Yutaii / 20 laps / running
8) #15-Colin Dryburgh / 20 laps / running

Throwback ARCA: Former All time race winner Truttle scores his lone ARCA last-place finish after failing to complete a lap at Chicagoland

Truttle picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 1 Ansell ActivArmr 150 at the Chicagoland Speedway when his #48 Radon.com Ford was involved in a multi-car crash without completing any of the 27 laps.

The finish came in his 12th career start.

Entering Season 1 of the ARCA Series, Truttle had already built up a Hall of Fame career, being the league's inaugural champion in the then ONL NASCAR Legends Series. Truttle had actually participated in the Pre-Season ARCA Series before it was rebranded, winning the second ever race by winning at Mobile. In the rebranded ARCA Series, it wouldn't be until the season's 6th race at Kentucky that Truttle officially made his debut, having signed up to drive for Hylton Motorsports, finishing 35th. A 16th at Pocono, 32nd at Michigan, 8th at Texas, 23rd at NJMP and finally a 14th place finish in the last round at Iowa.

On race day, Truttle rolled off starting 18th while starting off in the final spot was the #5 Lucas Oil Chevrolet of Jay Barker a position that Barker would remain in for the first three turns when chaos broke out in Turn 4. Entering Turn 4, the #20 Coal - America's Energy Toyota of AJ Jones made contact with the #17 unsponsored Roulo Brothers Racing Ford of Tommy Hudson, sending Jones up the track right into the path of Truttle, sending both cars into the outside wall nearly head on, creating a crash that would involved seven drivers as Jones would be able to cross the start/finish line before parking the next lap, while Truttle's car was stopped on the Frontstretch.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who would be involved in the race's second caution on Lap 7: 39th was the #52 Federated Auto Parts Toyota of Aidan Shepherd. 38th was Atlanta last-place finisher the #09 Hudson Performance Drivelines Dodge of Richard Torres and 37th was the #1 ModSpace Ford of Grayson Acevedo.

Truttle's finish at Chicagoland would be the lone last-place finish in his ARCA career, as he would go on to finish 41st, last in points in Season 1 in the championship standings. In Season 2, Truttle would drive his first full time schedule in the ARCA Series, driving for Bobby Gerhart Racing and would score his second and final ARCA Series win at Texas World, and would finish a 8th in the final point standings.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #48 had finished last in a ARCA Series race as well as at Chicagoland.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
41) #48-Truttle / 0 laps / crash
40) #20-AJ Jones / 1 lap / crash
39) #52-Aidan Shepherd / 7 laps / crash
38) #09-Richard Torres / 7 laps / crash
37) #1-Grayson Acevedo / 7 laps / crash

Throwback TRUCKS: Bulldog67 becomes the first driver to trail back-to-back truck races after early crash at Heartland Park

Bulldog67 picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in the Season 1 Heartland Tailgate 175 at the Heartland Park Topeka when his #58 Wayne Jacks Racing Chevrolet was involved in a multi-truck crash after 2 of the 9 laps.

The finish, which came in his 12th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Total Petroleum 200 at the Colorado National Speedway when he fell out with camshaft problems after completing 8 of the 25 laps, 1 race ago. 

After trailing the field at Colorado, Bulldog67 and the Wayne Jacks Racing team was looking for redemption in the truck series first ever road course event at the 1.800 mile road course.

On race day, Bulldog67 started 36th while starting last was the #88 Churchill Motorsports Ford of Luke Rainey. The first lap around the course was rather calm into getting to Turn 10 when a couple trucks spun off track, bringing out a local caution, but not a full course one. As the field came back around to complete the first lap, the #43 Snapper Power Equipment of Josh Nixey went wide in Turn 17 and smacked the outside wall, sending his truck for a spin toward the inside of the track at the same time Bulldog67 was attempting to pass, running into the backend of Nixey's truck, sending Nixey for another brief spin. While the hit didn't look bad, the radiator had been damaged and Bulldog67 limped back to pit road and then behind the wall, done for the day.

Finishing 39th was Bulldog67's long time NASCAR Legends rival the #31 Performance Race Cars Chevrolet of Truttle, who hit the Turn 10 wall head on, completely destroying the front end of his truck. A little further up the track, two time last-place finisher the #32 Straight Arrow / Mane 'n Tail Ford Sebastian Torres spun out and hit the Turn 11 wall head on in nearly the same crash as Truttle, Torres was able to limp around for two more laps before pulling into the garage just as the field went back racing.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish a lap down to the race leaders; 37th was the #2 Ultra Custom Wheels / ASE Ford of Josh Barker and 36th was the #74 Mesa Marin Raceway Chevrolet of HIPHOPANOUNMOUS.

Bulldog67 would never find the same success he had found in the NASCAR Legends Series, never scoring a win in the Truck Series, and finishing 40th in the final point standings. Bulldog67 currently sits 6th on the all time win list with 15 career wins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #58 had finished last at Heartland Park.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #58-Bulldog67 / 2 laps / crash
39) #31-Truttle / 4 laps / crash
38) #32-Sebastian Torres / 6 laps / crash
37) #2-Josh Barker / 8 laps / crash
36) #74-HIPHOPANOUNMOUS / 8 laps / crash

Throwback BUSCH: Kyle Mests trails for the third and final time in his Busch Series career at Asheville; becomes the first driver to trail in back-to-back races

Kyle Mests picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Inaugural 200 at the Asheville Speedway when his #12 Industrial Boiler Pontiac completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 14th start, was his first on the circuit since the Mello Yello 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when he was involved in a multi-car crash after 2 of the 40 laps, 1 race ago. 

After trailing at Charlotte, Mests once again found himself having to complete in a LCQ(Last Chance Qualifier) to try and advance to compete in the main event.

On race day, Mests rolled off starting 14th while starting last was South Boston last-place finisher the #00 Thomas Bros. Country Ham Buick of Dinkdrinker. The fifteen lap LCQ would be a rather calm event with battles for position and close racing action, and by the time the checkered flag was waved for Chakat Whitelion, Mests had fallen back to last and would not advance to the main race.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was: 41st the #37 Hayes Jewelers Pontiac of Matt Johnson, 40th was Bristol last-place finisher the unsponsored #70 Pontiac of Todd Kennedy, 39th was Caraway last-place finisher unsponsored #02 Pontiac of Grayson Acevedo and 38th was the unsponsored #34 Pontiac of Sebastian Torres.

This would be the last time that Mests would trail the field in the Busch Series but he would finally visit victory lane, winning the Roses Stores 200 at South Boston for what would be the lone victory of his busch series career. Mests would finish 19th in his last busch start at Martinsville and would finish 19th in the final point standings.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #12 had finished last at Asheville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #12-Kyle Mests / 15 laps / running
41) #37-Matt Johnson / 15 laps / running
40) #70-Todd Kennedy / 15 laps / running
39) #02-Grayson Acevedo / 15 laps / running
38) #34-Sebastian Torres / 15 laps / running